Mumbai: Ahead of Sridevi’s death anniversary which will be observed Sunday, her husband Boney Kapoor donated her favorite handwoven saree to Concern India Foundation (a non-profit charitable trust), who, later put the saree for auction.
Interestingly, the saree was auctioned online on parisera.com a handcrafted products website. The initial bid of saree was Rs 40,000 and later reached Rs 1 lakh thirty thousand rupees.
Parisera invites you to participate in the auction of Actress Sridevi's handwoven Kota sari. Mr Boney Kapoor has chosen the 27-Year old Non-Profit organization Concern India Foundation to receive the proceeds from the auction. Bid Now https://t.co/4LPcmG8tQ7 pic.twitter.com/T33pk3WwPc
— Parisera.com (@parisera) February 20, 2019
The money received from this auction will be used by NGO for helping women, children, elderly and underprivileged people.
Parisera invites you to participate in the auction of Actress Sridevi's handwoven Kota sari. Mr Boney Kapoor has chosen the 27-Year old Non-Profit organization Concern India Foundation to receive the proceeds from the auction. https://t.co/WMI13FGsQy pic.twitter.com/WbLrOHEeT8
— Parisera.com (@parisera) February 20, 2019
The “sarees are a constant reminder of Sridevi’s roots,” a tweet said.
Worth mentioning, last year, the actress passed away due to accidental drowning in Abu Dhabi where she had gone to attend a family wedding. Earlier, Boney Kapoor’s family including his children Jhanvi and Khushi Kapoor had performed her death anniversary programme held in Chennai.
Moreover, Jhanvi and Khushi have grown close to their step brother Arjun Kapoor after Sridevi’s demise. On the work front, Jhanvi is waiting for her next release after her debut movie Dhadak while reports say that Khushi Kapoor will be launched by Karan Johar in Dharma Productions.
PNN/Agencies
